Gender ministry increases LEAP grant, expands school feeding

“Ghana now runs social protection on one law, one national registry and one dedicated fund,” the minister said.

The Ministry for Gender, Children and Social Protection has expanded social protection coverage and increased cash grants for vulnerable households, while strengthening the legal framework to protect the rights of women, children, and persons who are challenged.

Presenting the ministry’s progress at a Government Accountability Series in Accra last Wednesday, the sector Minister, Dr Agnes Naa Momo Lartey, said the government had begun disbursing the first and second payment cycles of the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) programme for 2026, with a substantial increase in grant amounts.